This is the most comprehensive publication to date，and the only book in print，on the work of Frank Auerbach，a painter who has become one of the pre-eminent artists of our age，widely admired for his vivid，impulsive depictions of the world around him.His is，ostensibly，a narrow world，a small area of north London where he has lived and worked for more than fifty years，but within it he achieves images of marvelous poignancy and feel.The book includes 200 color plates together with a separate reference section comprising around 900 images-Auerbach's complete works to date-many of them not previously reproduced.Writer and art historian William Feaver discusses Auerbach's work both in its immediate context and in relation to the great tradition of painting.Extensive conversations with the artist are also included.